"Thompson with oar, Larson rowing, Norwood taking it easy. A memorable trip, in a small boat, following the ice breakup on the Yukon River. Lake LaBarge was still frozen we pulled the boat on a crude sled over the ice. We were commanded by the...
Title from caption. Photograph of Eva Roberts feeding a camp robber also know as a Canada Jay or Gray Jay. Narrative in photo album reads: "Eva Roberts at Stevens Village feeding a 'camp robber', really a Canadian Jay."
Title from verso. Photograph of a tank driving across the snow. Verso reads: "U. S. tanks in Aleutians. The snow-covered ground at an advanced U.S. base in the Aleutians proved no obstacle for one of our light tanks stationed there. ...
Title from verso. Photograph of a corporal sharing coffee with another soldier. Verso reads: "Nothing like a spot of coffee, particularly on bleak Attu! Corporal Carl Gompf (left) of Marion, O., and Colonel R.G. F[P]erusson (right) of...
Title from indexer. Photograph shows a man and Grace Rolston standing in front St. Matthew's Episcopal Church. They are walking on a wooden sidewalk. Verso reads "Gracie is on the right but I don't know who the guy is. Do you?"
Two men wrestling as a crowd watches. Postcard is postmarked from Ruby, Alaska on Jul. 8, 1912 and is addressed to Mrs. Alice Clemons, Ridgeway, Texas. Hopkins Co. Written is, "Ruby. July 7, 1912. Dear Mother, your...
Portrait photo of six men and two dogs standing outside a building. Fourth man from the left is holding a pair of snowshoes, fifth man is holding a pipe. One dog standing in between the legs of the third man from the left...
Color photo of a man standing in front of 14 bear pelts . Postcard postmarked from Cordova, Alaska on Mar. 15, 1910 and addressed to Mr. Newton Clemons, Medina Co. [County], Devine, Texas. Written on the verso, "Dear...
Title from caption: "Parker-Browne Expedition 1910: Mt. McKinley, Alaska 20,300 ft. from Explorers Peak, 9,000 ft." Postcard postmarked from Ruby, Alaska on Aug. 22, 1913 and addressed to Tomie Clemons, Ridgeway, Texas, Hopkins Co. [County]. ...
Title from the legible portion of the caption title.
Group of people standing on the outside stairs of the Arcadian Hall. Two dogs are shown. Written on the verso, "This party was by the light of the midnight sun. Please let me know if it...
(4:53 min.) (10 of 24) 10 Main job of the Steward was in the dining room and the cabins Steward had to deal with the people, had to do the ordering, had to balance all the overtime. On the "North Sea" had to print up the menus. Had to sit...
(6:52 min.) (17 of 24) 17 Purser's job vs. Steward's job. Union strikes
Purser dealt more with freight. The strikes happened, and the crew started making more money. "We didn't even know what overtime was." The price of everything went up...
Title taken from stereograph. "246-(11530) -- Arctic City is near the Arctic Circle on a branch of the Yukon River. You would know by everything in this view that you are in a cold climate. In the background are the snow-covered mountains with...
Title by indexer. Caption reads: "'Slim' Bragg shown with Wolves and Tim Twitchell Trapper. Bragg Guided and Trapped Many Years in the Talkeetna and Other Areas Before Becoming a Game Warden." The word "Unknown" is scratched out, and "Tim...
Title taken from album. "Return bend, Noyes Slough Fairbanks, Alaska." Indexer's note: A letter on the back reads: Fairbanks, Alaska Dec. 12 1916 My Dear Edith, Just received your letter of October 30. Will write letter before...
Title taken from caption. "9272 -- (31) On March 28, 1898, the government reindeer relief expedition landed at Haines Mission. The herd then numbered 525.
From the date of the landing of the deer at Haines Mission the story of the...
Title taken from donor's caption. "This head was brought home and mounted. It hung on the wall in the living room of the Ahmeek home from 1920 except for a few summers at Keweenaw Golf Club. These sheep are now (November 1950) almost extinct...
Title taken from caption. The card reads "Thy bounty shines in Autumn, unconfined, / And spreads a feast for everything that lives. / So many we, Lord, the greater blessing know / That comes to him who hath and gives." Color postcard.